link: Alpha Dog of the Week – Steven Slater – The Colbert Report – 8/10/10 – Video Clip | Comedy Central

There are 2 million miles of paved roads in the United States. Each of those miles has to be resurfaced periodically and the material generally used to pave roads is asphalt which is a petroleum product. So not only do you need to put gas in your family car, but the road you drive on also contributes to this country’s thirst for fossil fuels. But, what if that same road could instead be part of the production of green energy using solar panels. That wonderfully crazy idea is the brainchild of Scott Brusaw who is the CEO of Solar Roadways.

link: Solar Roads: The New Energy/Transport Convergence Device? | GeekBeat.TV

If they can solve the friction coefficient in differing conditions (ice on glass sounds really bad) then this may be a really good idea (something like this would actually be a decent idea for stimulus – as opposed to getting monkey’s high).